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What's Eating You - The Thrings
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Song Info
Genre
Rock • Rock General
Charts
#5,228 in subgenre Peak #33
Charts
Peak #163
Author
Paul Everett
Rights
2002
Uploaded
January 15, 2010
Track Files
MP3
MP3 4.5 MB • 128 kbps • 4:52
Story behind the song
What's Eating You (Everett) Recorded at: Stagefright Studios With: The Thrings for The Thrings EP Contribution: bass, Hammond organ, backing vocals in chorus How: Hofner 500/1 bass: recorded with the drums in a large room via DI Hammond organ: through Leslie speaker, mic'ed up Written by Paul Everett I came up with the guitar riff played by John Knowles. Stagefright Studios had a great selection of groovy guitars and basses that the recording artists could use, so it was with immense pleasure that I borrowed the house Hofner bass to record this track. We recorded a pass with the drums, and then I dropped in at certain points to tidy up and add newer ideas. The thick highs of the Hofner contributed greatly to the style of bassline that I had created for "What's Eating You". The majority of my playing is in the upper register, and I was deliberately trying for a 60s feel with the descending runs. Before the mid-section I appropriated the bass riff from "Emotional Rescue" as my tribute to Bill Wyman. The backwards bass before the last chorus was a spontaneous idea of mine. The Hammond organ was added and I was really just feeling my way around the keyboard and keeping it simple. I sang backing vocals in the chorus only. These were recorded with three of us standing around a microphone, and then double tracked. Paul Everett said that we sounded like Muppets in the background and to this day I don't know if that is a good or bad thing. I like it, though. There is some cross talk in the coda section where John Knowles can be heard saying "this is going to take a few goes to get it right" which was deliberately left in the mix.
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